This section demonstrates how to configure a FreeBSD 10.0 system to use the PC-BSD{{R}} pkgng repository. Once this configuration is complete, you can then convert that FreeBSD system to either a PC-BSD{{R}} desktop or server as described in the next two sections.

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This section demonstrates how to configure a FreeBSD 10.0 system to use the PC-BSD{{R}} pkgng repository. Once this configuration is complete, you can then convert that FreeBSD system to either a PC-BSD{{R}} desktop or a TrueOS® server as described in the next two sections.

Start by creating this directory:

Start by creating this directory:

Revision as of 10:28, 26 December 2013

Convert a FreeBSD System to PC-BSD®Protection (edit): sysopEdited by: Drulavigne

An existing FreeBSD 10.0 installation can be easily converted to either a PC-BSD® desktop or server through the installation of a package which is available from the PC-BSD® package repository. The converted desktop will contain all of the graphical utilities that come with PC-BSD® and the converted server will contain all of their command line equivalents.

Switching to the PC-BSD® pkgng Repository

This section demonstrates how to configure a FreeBSD 10.0 system to use the PC-BSD® pkgng repository. Once this configuration is complete, you can then convert that FreeBSD system to either a PC-BSD® desktop or a TrueOS® server as described in the next two sections.

Start by creating this directory:

mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos

Then, create the file /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/pcbsd.conf with the following contents: